DataGridViewButtonColumn.UseColumnTextForButtonValue Property

By default, the DataGridViewCell.FormattedValue of a button cell is displayed as the text on the button. The UseColumnTextForButtonValue property allows you to either set the button text for each cell, or to use the Text property value for all of the button cells.

Getting or setting this property gets or sets the UseColumnTextForButtonValue property of the object returned by the CellTemplate property. Setting this property also sets the UseColumnTextForButtonValue property of every cell in the column and refreshes the column display. To override the specified value for individual cells, set the cell values after you set the column value.

The following code example demonstrates the use of this property.

private void CreateUnboundButtonColumn()
{
    // Initialize the button column.
    DataGridViewButtonColumn buttonColumn =
        new DataGridViewButtonColumn();
    buttonColumn.Name = "Details";
    buttonColumn.HeaderText = "Details";
    buttonColumn.Text = "View Details";

    // Use the Text property for the button text for all cells rather
    // than using each cell's value as the text for its own button.
    buttonColumn.UseColumnTextForButtonValue = true;

    // Add the button column to the control.
    dataGridView1.Columns.Insert(0, buttonColumn);
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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